Shooting suspect remains at large

A 24-year-old Athens man remained at large Tuesday, following the Monday shooting of his ex-wife's brother and mother.

Police have obtained arrest warrants for Quincy Davis of 130 Kennedy Circle on at least two counts of aggravated assault, according to Athens-Clarke County Police Department spokeswoman Hilda Sorrow.

Davis was looking for his ex-wife Monday on Chase Street and ended up shooting the woman's brother and mother in a fit of rage, according to Athens-Clarke police.

Davis is considered armed and dangerous, police said.

Investigators believe Davis shot 28-year-old Jessie Wise in the chest on a North Chase Street sidewalk, then walked a block to a Franklin Street house and shot Wise's 61-year-old mother, Clara M. Wise, in the lower abdomen before fleeing on foot.

''All I know is he shot my brother and went up the street and shot my mother,'' he said.

Police said the suspect's ex-wife, Clara Louise Wise, was visiting family in Athens on Monday while on leave from the U.S. Air Force. She is stationed at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Family members told police that Davis and Wise once lived together in Alaska. Davis was eventually banned from the base and his wife took out a restraining order against him, alleging physical abuse, police said.

Davis, who has a tattoo of his ex-wife on his arm, later returned to Athens.

''Apparently he's at the point where he says, 'If I can't have you, nobody can,' '' Guest said. ''If he had found her, I feel like he would have killed her. Luckily, she wasn't home.''

David Walker, who cares for a 90-year-old blind man at 247 N. Chase St., said he heard Davis and his ex-brother-in-law, Jessie Wise, arguing loudly on the sidewalk in front of the house, located about a block from Ebenezer Baptist Church West.

''I went out there to tell them to take that noise somewhere else,'' Walker said. ''They said OK -- they were respecting me. I went on and shut the door. About two minutes after I shut the door, I heard a pop. The guy came up to the door and asked for an ambulance.''

Police said Davis rounded the block and walked to a Franklin Street residence where Wise's mother was inside, sitting on a sofa, visiting a friend. Davis yanked open a locked screen door and demanded to know where his ex-wife was, police said.

Jessie Garner, who lives in the residence that Davis reportedly broke into, said he didn't witness the shooting.

''I was back in the kitchen,'' Garner said. ''I heard the shot, that's all. When I came up front he was gone -- he disappeared.''

Investigators believe Davis used a small-caliber handgun. It is not known if he has a car, but police believe he may have fled the area. Guest said he believes Monday's shootings capped a long-running family dispute. He said Davis has threatened family members in the past.

''I think it was a crime of passion, just shooting at them -- I don't think he cared if he killed them or not,'' Guest said.

Davis should be considered dangerous, Guest said, ''especially around (his ex-wife) and her family.''

Police have circulated photos of the suspect among their patrol units and are canvassing the area for leads on Davis' whereabouts.

''Everybody knows about these warrants on him and everybody's looking for him,'' Guest said.